ConocoPhillips, Tesco Corp., and Schlumberger Ltd. successfully tested rotary-steerable casing drilling in South Texas, combining directional drilling technology with casing drilling. "Each of these ...
Directional drilling in shale formations is applied to place long horizontal laterals precisely within thin, mechanically favorable target intervals, enabling multi-stage stimulation and economic ...
I.1 Directional wells in shale reservoirs are drilled to place long horizontals within a thin, brittle target interval to maximize stimulated rock volume during multi-stage fracturing. 2.8 Drill to ...
Robert G. Casto, Maurizio Senese Agip Petroleum Co. Inc. Houston The use of bicenter polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bit technology, dual-power-head down-hole motors, and oil-based drilling ...